_LWP_SETNAME(2) | System Calls Manual | _LWP_SETNAME(2)

# NAME

_lwp_setname — set descriptive name of an LWP

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <lwp.h>

int
_lwp_setname(lwpid_t target, const char *name);

# DESCRIPTION

_lwp_setname() sets the descriptive name of the LWP. It takes the following arguments.

target
  The LWP whose descriptive name will be set.
name
  The string to be used as the descriptive name of the LWP.

The name is used by top(1) when showing LWPs, for example.

# RETURN VALUES

_lwp_setname() returns 0 on success. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

# SEE ALSO

ps(1), top(1), _lwp_getname(2), errno(2)

December 15, 2007 | NetBSD 7.2